Hunt for driver after boy breaks leg

Yaseen Islam - recovering at home

A DESPERATE dad is appealing for information after his six-year-old son was left with a broken leg in a hit-and-run incident in Chadderton.

Yaseen Islam was hit by a car while crossing Burnley Lane. The Bare Trees Primary School pupil had just left the mosque in Garforth Street with his seven-year-old sister, Tanisha.

Yaseen was knocked over while running to a nearby shop. The driver raced off.

Father-of-three Tajamul Islam, of Magnet Court, is now appealing to the public to come forward with information.

He said: “Yaseen was at mosque but when he came out he ran straight to the shop without his sister or mum. When he tried to cross the road to get back to his mum he was knocked down.

“He was very lucky to survive. One more step and he would have been under the wheels completely.”

Passers-by helped Yaseen and he was rushed to hospital. He is now recovering at home.

Mr Islam said: “There were a lot of people around but no one could give us any information about the car or its driver.

“I was very angry. An accident could happen to anybody but the fact the driver didn’t stop is really upsetting. Yaseen is only a small child. You’d think most people would stop to see if he was ok.”

Anyone with information should contact Greater Manchester Police’s serious collision investigation unit on 0161-856 4741.